New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
1T IS CHRISTMAS MORNING AND THE LIGHT is
nNRAKING Is TIE EAST.

| IT Is CHRISTMAS MORNING AND THE LIGHT is
BRRAKING ~ THE EAST.
Teddy had his ideas OF Justice. They may have
been crude but they possessed the great merit Of sin
cerity They were grounded on tho righteous idea,
go clearly expressed TO Young Muggcby's imp, chat
wot's your'n is yOur'n" lis chivalrlc and aegree
siye soul was fired with honest zeal in the cause OF
Harvey and Sue His hatred Of the Mugglolys WA as
Instructive as his boyish affection for Miss Twcher
The spice OF dar,or in his present situation was Just
TO his Fourt' Wardp taste lie had made up his
mind that he would force Young Muggleby to do do
SQUARE ting" and II did not occur to him TO call Into
ouestlon the legal effect of his methods He was nch
ing the fellow with his tools and they were tools
with which his mind tolcrably familiar.
"Mr Badger he said, you heard Mr. Muggoby
askin' me ter open do safe an take out dem trus
fun's1"
al DID, Mr.. O'Grady."
Teddy picked up the crank and set for the first
box. He TUNED 1T and the panel fell down
"Max, take out de stuff"
Only package OF mortgages and spondcnce
was produced, and Teddy made tho adjustments for
the second box 1t was full Of envelopes inclosing
bonds and other securities. The third and tho fourth
contained similar kinds Of valuablcs but the fifth was
filled with bank notes AS the Jew drew thcm forth
his e-.edy eyes reached out of their sockets.
MAX said Teddy sharply, " fen all inonAcyn' VIA
do DOODLE"
restively drawing tho hammer Of tho pistol to half
cock dat badger bein' fricn' o. yOur'n an also
fren o. mine you'd like him ter count out dc dust,
beyf"
Young Muggleby sat savage and silent
aMus / plead wild you fer answer, MI. MuggIeby y
aH you're going to rob me, do It,"
"Now, dat Amt no way ter talk TO gent "ot ycr
1is asked ter do you do favor OF returning Some tus
funsp said Teddy STOPPING down and picking up tho
mask be had brushed fom Young MigSleby's facc " III
WAS you don't think I'd talk much bout robDH'
A telor wot pays Christmas call on his ole man
weartn, ting like dis and holding pistol at dc oo
mans head shouldn't say much on de sublick Cd ROD
bers You muster forgot how you was stahdh Us
before dc ole tumbled. I'll show ye' ana draw
,np the hammer to It's full cock. Teddy stuck the mask
on his nose and held tho pistol within foot OF young
Muggleby's brow Then he said, Docs you want
Dadger ter count out dem trus' funs or no"
The trembling wretch shrank as far down In his
chair az be could get and answered YES
Mr. Badger came oheerlly forward " I'm ooHsh'oo
TO assist you, Mr.. Muggleby,' no said
The bills were put up in packages OF SoOoo caoh'
carefully labelled Mr. Badger laid bundle after DUN
die aside calling of the figures slowly and with great
ousto while his face wreathed In ainiabe Smiles
Three hundred thousand dollars, Friend Peter
he announced, at last ut Is all here, sir, all hero
The amount IS correct to a cent Is there anything
else I can do TO oblige you, Peter'"
aw,y. yes. t'ank'eo Badger" Teddy replied, " dey
is.r -
u UNA with considerable difficulty that Young Mug
o,ebv had restrained his rage while the lawyer was
handling his money. II bad enough to havo the
tables turned on him by this nsolen strceooy whom
ho already owed debt Of hatcd that could mover DO
nully paid II was bad enough to DO deserted BY his